Fishing lure



Aug. 16, 1932. CHAPLEAU 1,872,406

FISHING LURE Filed May 19, 1930 INVENTOR.

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Patent ed Aug. 16, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT? OFFICE LOUIS A. GHAIPIIEAU, SOUTH BEND, ASSIGNOB TO SOUTH BEND BAIT 00! rm, 0] SOUTH BEND, INDIANA.

mam G LUBE Application filed lay 19, 1980. Serial Io. 453,58 8,

clined diving plate whose width is substan- 3 tially the same as the width of said body so that its sides form continuations of the stream line of the body, said tapered head permitting a maximum surface area of the plate to be presented to the action of the 5 water in the movement of the lure therethrough.

A further object is to provide a fishing hire 7 whose body has converging upper and ower forward faces and a plate secured to the as lower face and projecting forwardly of said body at substantially the same inclination as the upper face.

-W1th the above and other objects in view,

the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth,

shown in the drawing, described and claimed,

it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a view of the lure in side elevation.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the lure.

Figure 3 is a front view of the lure.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional vview of the lure taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a lure body of the plug type whose head end referably tapers substantially to a point. 11 the upper portion of the head end of the lure dy are formed a pair of forwardly downwardly inclined faces, preferably slightly concaved, which are relatively angularly disposed on each side of the head end, as shown in. Figure 4; and in the lower portion of the'head wardly incline face 3, also preferably slightly concaved; said upper and lower faces converging substantially centrally of the body. Secured to the lower upwardly inclined face 3 1s a plate 4 which has integrally formed therewith a forwardly downwardly inclined diving portion 5 of substantially the same width as the body, said portion 5 rojecting from the forward end of the b0 y at substantially the same inclination relative to the longitudinal axis of the body as the upper inclined faces 2. Holes 6 are pierced in plate 5 to receive a line securing means 7, and hooks 8 are secured to the under side and rear of the body.

The downwardly inclined diving portion 5 of plate 4 causes the lure to dive when rapidly drawn through the water, and the upper inclined faces 2 of the lure body aid the diving action by their inclination, and cause the lure to move in a zig-zag path of travel. The shape of the diving plate in combination with the position of the lower inclined face 3 of the lure body forms a concavity inthe forward under side of the lure which ill end of the bod s formed a forwardly upw enhances the diving characteristics of the stabilizing the position of the lure in they water, since its shape and width are such as to prevent the lure from turning on its back in its movement in the water. It will also be seen'that the tapering head end of the lure in combination with a diving plate of a width equal to the width of the lure body and forming a continuation of the stream lines of the lure body permits a maximum area of the diving plate to be operatively exposed to the water through which it passes, thus enhancing the diving action produced by and the stabilizing effect of the lure in the water without requiring a relatively large plate.

The invention having been set forth, what In 83113? "We: bod ha a ure, a upper and lower oon e i faoee' fol l n at the forward end thereof, and a plate carried by said lower face and terminating in a portion inclined forwardly downwardly from the front end of the bodyand atsub-- stantially the same inclination as said upper 1 face the side of said plate fo a continuation of e stream lines of said 37'.

In testimony whereof Iaflix my signature.

LOUIS A. 'GHAPLEAU. 

